Why did the Santa Cruz yacht case make national headlines?

When Alix Tichelman pleaded not guilty to injecting a Google executive with a deadly dose of heroin while they were on his yacht in the Santa Cruz harbor, she made headlines in the Washington Post, New York Post, CNN, and the BBC.

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OF THE ALLEGED HIGH PRICED CALL-GIRL ACCUSED OF KILLING A SANTA CRUZ MILLIONAIRE WITH A DEADLY DOSE OF DRUGS.. TONIGHT THE GROWING MEDIA FRENZY.. BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.. THAT IS PUTTING SANTA CRUZ IN THE SPOTLIGHT.. WITH MORE WE GO TO ACTION NEWS REPORTER FELIX CORTEZ LIVE IN SALINAS.. WITH TONIGHT'S TOP STORY.### POLICE CALL IT A TRAGIC STORY.. BUT IT INVOLVES HIGH PRICED SEX, DRUGS, AND LOTS OF MONEY.. call-girl alix tichelman attracted high paying customers but when she was arrainged on manslaughter charges wednesday she attracted a frenzy of reporters and cameramen who packed the courtroom.. Her story now making headlines across the country and worldwide .. sordid details of how santa cruz millionaire forrest hayes, a married-father of five had drug fueled sex with a high priced prostitute who's now accused of killing him with a deadly dose of heroin on-board his yacht.. when police uncovered this case, they knew what awaited them.. 33:39 we knew that this was going to be a national media story it's got all the elements there it's got the things that unfortunately interest the population but the thing to focus on here it's a sad and tragic story it's a story of someone who died and didn't need to. :56 police say national tv programs "dateline" and "20/20" are now following the case and plan to produce segments on the salacious story.. and adding to the frenzy.. suspicion now that tichelman may have killed her former boyfriend in similar fashion back in georgia.. investigators there have reopened the case .. And now santa cruz detectives will travel there next week to compare notes and share information.. 36:10 you start to take a look at a pattern of conduct and history of alix tichelman you begin to take a deeper look into these and you have to answer that question is what association do these have? How are they relevant to each other? It certaintly shows a pattern of behaviour it shows some consistency :27 ALIX TICHELMAN HASN'T BEEN WITH ANY CRIME ANY GEORGIA.. HERE SHE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AND POSSESSION OF HEROIN.. SHE'S PLEADED NOT GUILTY.. AND IS BEING HELD ON 1 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS BAIL.. ### THE 26 YEAR OLD ALIX TICHELMAN IS SCHEDULED TO BE BACK IN COURT OCTOBER 20th###

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